intersperse

Definition

To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.

Etymology

From Latin interspergō, interspersus.

Example Sentences

• "For example, a commercial sequence might intersperse pictures of a senator working in his office with shots of ordinary Americans happily working in various walks of life."
• "When writing, I intersperse details."
• "Kjelsås (six miles) marks the end of the suburbs, and the line immediately plunges into Nordmarka. This vast untamed area of forest and mountain (much of it over 2,000 ft. above sea level), interspersed with innumerable lakes, large and small, is known as Oslo's playground."

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